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our jessica yellin is down there for us. we heard the president deliver a fairly passionate case for his re-election here. >> reporter: you know he really did. after a few weeks in which he was delivering a kind of muddled message opinion today he had a sharp and forceful case about his, not just his re-election but his economic vision saying this isn't just about, this election is really about who the two candidates are fighting for and how they plan to turn around this economy. what vision of america each candidate has for the future. it was tight and it was passionate. on immigration. the president had a few echoes of the candidate he was in 2008. he defended his action from last week where he extended some legal status to the children. >> we should have passed the dream act a long time ago. it was written by members of both matters. when it came up for a vote a year and a half ago, republicans in congress blocked it. the bill hasn't changed. the need had not changed. the only thing that changed was politics. >> reporter:
our jessica yellin is down there for us. we heard the president deliver a fairly passionate case for his re-election here. >> reporter: you know he really did. after a few weeks in which he was delivering a kind of muddled message opinion today he had a sharp and forceful case about his, not just his re-election but his economic vision saying this isn't just about, this election is really about who the two candidates are fighting for and how they plan to turn around this economy. what...
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jessica, we are going to miss j jessica. >> natalie, thank you so much. again, our thoughts and prayers to jessica and her family. we will have more after the break. 6 i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. call now and find out about an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like all standardized medicare supplement plans, it helps pick up some of what medicare doesn't pay. and could save you thousands in out-of-pocket costs. to me, relationships matter. i've been with my doctor for 12 years. now i know i'll be able to stick with him. [ male announcer ] with these types of plans, you'll be able to visit any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. plus, there are no networks, and you never
jessica, we are going to miss j jessica. >> natalie, thank you so much. again, our thoughts and prayers to jessica and her family. we will have more after the break. 6 i'm only in my 60's... i've got a nice long life ahead. big plans. so when i found out medicare doesn't pay all my medical expenses, i looked at my options. then i got a medicare supplement insurance plan. [ male announcer ] if you're eligible for medicare, you may know it only covers about 80% of your part b medical...
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jessica alba started it by pointing at her arm. chances are these two were discussing, say, a new skin cream, or laser hair removal, or maybe a tennis energy. >> the energy here is incredible. >> jessica sent out a twit pic posing with eva. we got hold of jessica's husband, cash warren, but neither he nor any pr reps got back to us with what instigated the petting. now, eva longoria is a political activist. she's an obama campaign co-chair. the convention is serious business for her. stop it! get your minds out of the gutter! if you're that desperate, watch re-runs of "desperate housewives." >> oh, for god's sakes, was it this or was it this? >> this isn't a convention
jessica alba started it by pointing at her arm. chances are these two were discussing, say, a new skin cream, or laser hair removal, or maybe a tennis energy. >> the energy here is incredible. >> jessica sent out a twit pic posing with eva. we got hold of jessica's husband, cash warren, but neither he nor any pr reps got back to us with what instigated the petting. now, eva longoria is a political activist. she's an obama campaign co-chair. the convention is serious business for...
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also jim acosta and jessica yellin at the white house. jessica, we'll start with you at the white house. they've been very cautious in dealing with this. really only one brief statement from the president. took about a week and a half for them to call the incident in benghazi a terrorist act. is there any indication we are going to be hearing more directly from the president about this any time soon? >> yes, anderson. i would expect that we will hear from the president on this when he addresses the u.n. general assembly next week, both about the specifics of the attack in libya and the unrest in the middle east more broadly. they don't have a lot to gain to be just crassly political about it. from talking to -- talking too much about it until they have more facts. because he is going to the u.n. next week, he will have the big world stage so it's a natural opportunity for him to address it. look for it there. >> jessica, is there a caution on talking about it out of not wanting to, you know, is it an understandable desire to gather intell
also jim acosta and jessica yellin at the white house. jessica, we'll start with you at the white house. they've been very cautious in dealing with this. really only one brief statement from the president. took about a week and a half for them to call the incident in benghazi a terrorist act. is there any indication we are going to be hearing more directly from the president about this any time soon? >> yes, anderson. i would expect that we will hear from the president on this when he...
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jessica yellin, thank you. appreciate that. >>> if you want to continue to watch live, hit us up at cnn.com/live for our live events. and look at this, coming up, another great debate. the next one is convenient vice president joe biden and mitt romney's running mate paul ryan. and, of course, we have got you covered. catch all the action next thursday, thursday night here on cnn, as well as cnn.com. all the action gets under way 7:00 eastern time live. i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. these appliances could have been made here in america. but a company called global tech maximized profits by paying its workers next to nothing... under sweatshop conditions in china. when mitt romney led bain, they saw global tech as a good investment... even knowing that the firm promoted its practice of exploiting... low-wage labor to its investors. mitt romney - tough on china? since when? >>> reaction from the white house to that all important jobs number. the report for september reads a lot like the white hous
jessica yellin, thank you. appreciate that. >>> if you want to continue to watch live, hit us up at cnn.com/live for our live events. and look at this, coming up, another great debate. the next one is convenient vice president joe biden and mitt romney's running mate paul ryan. and, of course, we have got you covered. catch all the action next thursday, thursday night here on cnn, as well as cnn.com. all the action gets under way 7:00 eastern time live. i'm barack obama, and i approve...
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i feel as much for her today as jessica. >> jessica disappeared on friday. she was supposed to meet a friend while walking to school. an amber alert has been issued. >>> an infant's remains are discovered in the yard of a long island home. the mother told the official she never reported the death of a child. the police obtained a search warrant for the remains. the please call it suspicious. >>> three fishermen were rescued off the coast. their boat was missing monday. a coast guard crew flew out to deliver food, water, and a beacon while a fishing vessel moved in to the location and brought the men aboard. >>> many u.s. veterans returning home from far are finding themselves in a new fight they did not expect, a fight for disability benefits. the very agency that's supposed to take care of them, the v.a., the veterans administration, they say is the very one who abandoned them. i spent months investigating this and here's what i found. mike rio can't go to the grocery stout without making a list even for one item. he can't drive without gripping the steerin
i feel as much for her today as jessica. >> jessica disappeared on friday. she was supposed to meet a friend while walking to school. an amber alert has been issued. >>> an infant's remains are discovered in the yard of a long island home. the mother told the official she never reported the death of a child. the police obtained a search warrant for the remains. the please call it suspicious. >>> three fishermen were rescued off the coast. their boat was missing monday. a...
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jessica asked him about the process of choosing targets. watch. >> do you personally decide who was targeted and what are your criteria if you do for the use of lethal force? >> it has to be a threat that is serious and not speculative. it has to be a situation in which we can't capture the individual before they move forward on some sort of operational plot against the united states. but a lot of the terrorist networks that have targeted the united states, the most dangerous ones, operate in very remote regions and it's very difficult to capture them. and we've got to make sure that whatever operations we conduct, we are very careful about avoiding civilian casualties. >> do you struggle with this policy? >> oh, absolutely. look, i think that a president who doesn't struggle with issues of war and peace and fighting terrorism and the -- the difficulties of dealing with an opponent that has no rules, that's something that you have to struggle with. because if you don't, then it is very easy to slip into a situation in which you end up bendi
jessica asked him about the process of choosing targets. watch. >> do you personally decide who was targeted and what are your criteria if you do for the use of lethal force? >> it has to be a threat that is serious and not speculative. it has to be a situation in which we can't capture the individual before they move forward on some sort of operational plot against the united states. but a lot of the terrorist networks that have targeted the united states, the most dangerous ones,...
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her name jessica ghawi. she was an aspiring sports journalist. just in june she visited the mall in toronto and barely missed the attack there. after the canada shooting she blogged my receipt shows my purchase. it was made at 6:20 p.m. after that purchase i felt funny. it wasn't the funny you feel after spending money you show you shouldn't have spent. it was a panic feeling that left my chest feel like something was i missing. a feeling that was overwhelming enough to head outside in the rain to get fresh air instead of continuing back into the food court to go shopping. the gunshots rung out at 6:23. had i not gone outside i would have been in the midst of gunfire. her most recent communication will break your heart. it's tough for me to get through this. this is her last tweet. this is from her and this friend. the movie doesn't start for 20 minutes. joining me by phone, peter burns. i read some of her blogs after toronto and how she talks about how life is a blessing just gives you chills. i want to talk about her brother who i know you've b
her name jessica ghawi. she was an aspiring sports journalist. just in june she visited the mall in toronto and barely missed the attack there. after the canada shooting she blogged my receipt shows my purchase. it was made at 6:20 p.m. after that purchase i felt funny. it wasn't the funny you feel after spending money you show you shouldn't have spent. it was a panic feeling that left my chest feel like something was i missing. a feeling that was overwhelming enough to head outside in the rain...
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jessica yellin. explain what happens if they do continue. you just heard him saying he is in contempt. if he is, then what? >> reporter: there will be a clash between the two branches. we have seen this before. the legislative branch can now have a vote in committee and that is committee could vote because it's republican overwhelming, republican, could vote to hold holder in contempt. then it could go to house floor. that could happen as soon as next week, hold him in contempt. then the executive branch could decide, nope, we're not turning over those documents and it goes to the courts to figure out who wins. then it goes into that netherworld of forever, we'll see how long that takes to work it out. brooke, the white house has a different perspective on this as congress mica does. we have seen these kinds of clashes many times in the past. >> i said because of these clashes, these instances of executive privilege, i was ta talking to david and i said give me one of the infamous uses. i said why would president obama use it now. >> it occu
jessica yellin. explain what happens if they do continue. you just heard him saying he is in contempt. if he is, then what? >> reporter: there will be a clash between the two branches. we have seen this before. the legislative branch can now have a vote in committee and that is committee could vote because it's republican overwhelming, republican, could vote to hold holder in contempt. then it could go to house floor. that could happen as soon as next week, hold him in contempt. then the...
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jim, jessica, thanks. sure would. >>> digging deeper now, what happened last night, what comes next. our political analyst, david gergen, gloria borger. we've had 24 hours to think about it. the spin the obama campaign has been pushing in the last 24 hours, especially today that mitt romney at the debate last night changed his tune from the campaign trail, that's -- and that is what caught the president off-guard, does that run the risk of backfiring if the obama camp isn't careful? >> it sure does. they've got to worry about, as jessica pointed out, being overly aggressive now, slugging it out too much, turning it too negative. but in truth, anderson, i think there is some damage that's come to the obama campaign. i think some things have changed. we don't know what the balance will be for romney, we have no idea what will happen the next few days but what we do know is "a," tomorrow the story's going to change again because we will have new unemployment numbers and we will be focused on is the jobs repor
jim, jessica, thanks. sure would. >>> digging deeper now, what happened last night, what comes next. our political analyst, david gergen, gloria borger. we've had 24 hours to think about it. the spin the obama campaign has been pushing in the last 24 hours, especially today that mitt romney at the debate last night changed his tune from the campaign trail, that's -- and that is what caught the president off-guard, does that run the risk of backfiring if the obama camp isn't careful?...
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jessica yellin live at the u.n. joining us on this. thank you very much. i want to move on as well to the president who hitting hard on the unrest in the middle east also praising the people in libya who are standing by the united states denouncing the violence there. our cnn foreign affairs reporter elise lab bot joins me live from new york. i want you to dove tail off what jessica was reporting and the missing bits out of this speech, perhaps the issue of the palestinians and the israelis not necessarily being addressed, and this at a time when iran was front and center as well in this speech. i don't think you've got our signal just yet. let me give some background on that if i can. the issue today coming perhaps not coincidentally on a day when all of a sudden the iranians are reported to have done some missile testing in the persian gulf and those missile tests happening, imagine that, close to american military exercises, naval exercises. so with that coincidence, elise, if you can hear me now, i want you to touch on this very other critical area of
jessica yellin live at the u.n. joining us on this. thank you very much. i want to move on as well to the president who hitting hard on the unrest in the middle east also praising the people in libya who are standing by the united states denouncing the violence there. our cnn foreign affairs reporter elise lab bot joins me live from new york. i want you to dove tail off what jessica was reporting and the missing bits out of this speech, perhaps the issue of the palestinians and the israelis not...
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, jessica yellin is in the white house press briefing room. jessica, they just announced that the president would come in to the briefing room a little whilg. this was not on his schedule going into today. >> no it wasn't but they have been making clear that after those jobs numbers that came out on friday which were a surprise to the white house, that he was going to step up the offensive on congress and make it clear that they want more action to push forward. you remember he first propose this jobs bill back in september of 2011. and very few elements of it have actually passed. so this is not only an effort to jump start, you know, their agenda on the economy but also let's be honest, push forward on their election agenda. he has a new ad out this week as part of his campaign effort called jobs and it includes a message to congress to get going on the jobs bill. so, we can see it as all of a piece, no doubt, and we will hear from the president pushing congress to do more to get this measure passed. this isn't the only issue that deeply con
, jessica yellin is in the white house press briefing room. jessica, they just announced that the president would come in to the briefing room a little whilg. this was not on his schedule going into today. >> no it wasn't but they have been making clear that after those jobs numbers that came out on friday which were a surprise to the white house, that he was going to step up the offensive on congress and make it clear that they want more action to push forward. you remember he first...
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jessica yellin is here. candy crowley is here. let's listen as they go over the top. >> you will understand when mississippi passes at this point for ohio. >> thank you, mississippi. mississippi passes to ohio. ohio, you have 191 votes. >> thank you, alice. madam secretary, i'm chairman of the ohio democratic party. ohio, ohio the battleground state, ohio, the state that elects presidents as we did in 2008, ohio the home american heroes and american icons, the home of neil armstrong and john glenn. the home of senator sherrod brun and governor ted strickland and ohio in spite of mitt romney's efforts, the home of the chevy cruz and chrysler jeep and 850,000 american jobs. ohio, madam secretary, casts all 18 vo 188 votes for the president and the next president of the united states, barack obama. >> thank you, mr. chairman. ohio passed 188 votes. for barack obama. >> not a surprise. ohio. not a surprise at all. that ohio puts president obama over the top. those who are remaining here, delegates and the guests are cheering because h
jessica yellin is here. candy crowley is here. let's listen as they go over the top. >> you will understand when mississippi passes at this point for ohio. >> thank you, mississippi. mississippi passes to ohio. ohio, you have 191 votes. >> thank you, alice. madam secretary, i'm chairman of the ohio democratic party. ohio, ohio the battleground state, ohio, the state that elects presidents as we did in 2008, ohio the home american heroes and american icons, the home of neil...
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jessica yellin, appreciate it. see you next hour. >>> a lot more happening this hour, including this -- as critic takes on chick-fil-a, i'll speak with one student who is a key player in talks over the chain should stay on college campuses. >>> plus, as voters start registering today, millions of latinos may not get the chance. wilmer valdarama joins me live. >>> we're giving you an inside look at the sniper threat in syria. woman 1: this isn't just another election. we're voting for... the future of our medicare and social security. man 1: i want facts. straight talk. tell me your plan... and what it means for me. woman 2: i'm tired of the negative ads and political spin. that won't help me decide. man 2: i earned my medicare and social security. and i deserve some answers. anncr: where do the candidates stand on issues that... affect seniors today and in the future? find out with the aarp voters' guide at earnedasay.org anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health
jessica yellin, appreciate it. see you next hour. >>> a lot more happening this hour, including this -- as critic takes on chick-fil-a, i'll speak with one student who is a key player in talks over the chain should stay on college campuses. >>> plus, as voters start registering today, millions of latinos may not get the chance. wilmer valdarama joins me live. >>> we're giving you an inside look at the sniper threat in syria. woman 1: this isn't just another election....
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i'm joined by jessica yellin. and as we said, we've been talking all week about the so-called likability gap. so ann romney talked a lot about their marriage, which some people have called a story book marriage. let's listen. >> i read somewhere that mitt and i have a story book marriage. well, let me tell you something. in the story books i read, there never were long, long rainy winter afternoons in a house with five boys screaming at once. and those story books never seem to have chapters called ms or breast cancer. a story book marriage? nope, not at all. what mitt romney and i have is a real marriage. >> who is the audience here? >> the audience is two fold. one, it's women voters which we can look back to, and it's also general voters i think who have been sold this idea that mitt romney's sort of a pudacrat who has lived this unbelievably privileged life and nothing they can ever touch and this is trying to break down the idea that they're just regular folk who suffer just like the rest of us and have had h
i'm joined by jessica yellin. and as we said, we've been talking all week about the so-called likability gap. so ann romney talked a lot about their marriage, which some people have called a story book marriage. let's listen. >> i read somewhere that mitt and i have a story book marriage. well, let me tell you something. in the story books i read, there never were long, long rainy winter afternoons in a house with five boys screaming at once. and those story books never seem to have...
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jessica yellin reveals the man to the people who know him the best. monday night, that's tomorrow, 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific time on cnn. >>> ten dead, more than 160 cases of legionnaires disease, all traced to quebec. what doctors know about the outbreak this evening. to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference, and i am a phoenix. visit phoenix.edu to find the program that's right for you. enroll now. oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we give you a discount on both. sort of like two in one. how did you guys think of that? it just came to us. what? bundling and saving made easy. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> across syria, more than 100 people were killed just today. about half of them in damascus, in its suburbs. add that number to the stagg
jessica yellin reveals the man to the people who know him the best. monday night, that's tomorrow, 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific time on cnn. >>> ten dead, more than 160 cases of legionnaires disease, all traced to quebec. what doctors know about the outbreak this evening. to affect what happens in a major city. if you want to make a difference, you have to have the right education. university of phoenix opened the door. my name is james craig, i am committed to making a difference,...
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jessica yellin joins us live. jessica, tell us how the obama camp is framing this at the white house and at the re-elect center. >> well, you hear the helicopter behind me, and the president is p prepairing now to take off first of all, candy, to visit wounded veterans at walter reed naval center. >> jessica, i hate to do this to you, but john boehner, the speaker of the house is u on capitol hill talking and we want to go to that and then be back with you. >> health insurance coverage has become too expensive for people in the country. the number one concern of small business owners and americans is the cost of health care act. the republican health care proposal will lower costs. and women make 80% of the health care decisions for the members of the family, and our health care reform will make sure that doctors and families make health care decisions and not bureaucrats here in washington. >> good afternoon, if for nothing else, today's health care decision underscores the importance of this election. the people
jessica yellin joins us live. jessica, tell us how the obama camp is framing this at the white house and at the re-elect center. >> well, you hear the helicopter behind me, and the president is p prepairing now to take off first of all, candy, to visit wounded veterans at walter reed naval center. >> jessica, i hate to do this to you, but john boehner, the speaker of the house is u on capitol hill talking and we want to go to that and then be back with you. >> health insurance...
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. >> jessica simpson was one, right? did you actually roll in the hay with her? >> she actually has a hay bale in her bedroom. >> so a little part of you is drawn to these kinds of stars? >> absolutely. somebody like jessica who can't gain or lose five pounds, you can say whatever you want, whether you're a fan or not. but to put a woman in that position, that's not her creating that position and i don't want to hear this argument that they're celebrities, it's a little more complicated like that. i give credit to people like paris for creating an industry out of people who are obsessed with them. it's the people who pretend they're not like that that make me crazy. >> i actually like both paris and kim. but is there a problem fundmentically with a society and a culture which puts people like that on a pedestal in the sense that it chips away at the mystique of people who are more deserving of star status. you go back 50 years and you have the great actors and singers. the only way you could be famous in that era was to be genuinely world-clad talented. and that'
. >> jessica simpson was one, right? did you actually roll in the hay with her? >> she actually has a hay bale in her bedroom. >> so a little part of you is drawn to these kinds of stars? >> absolutely. somebody like jessica who can't gain or lose five pounds, you can say whatever you want, whether you're a fan or not. but to put a woman in that position, that's not her creating that position and i don't want to hear this argument that they're celebrities, it's a little...
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jessica, thank you. quick reminder to all of you, we're talking about the vice presidential debate, again, joe biden, paul ryan, prepping to debate one another. it is thursday night, set the dvr now and remember our live coverage begins at 7:00 eastern here on cnn. >>> as president obama and mitt romney race to the finish -- >> i got my start as a community organizer. >> i know how the private sector works. >> a new documentary shows not only their most decisive moments, but how their minds work. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >> he knows that every step he takes is a potential land mine. >> the backlash against his presidency must be mystifying to him because he genuinely doesn't see himself as a radical. >> i'll speak live with the pbs producer behind this film. >>> plus -- >> liftoff of the space x falcon 9 rocket. >> the future of space travel begins. >>> and -- as hugo chavez battles health problems, the socialist leader wins six more years. [ male announcer ] break the grip of aches or arthri
jessica, thank you. quick reminder to all of you, we're talking about the vice presidential debate, again, joe biden, paul ryan, prepping to debate one another. it is thursday night, set the dvr now and remember our live coverage begins at 7:00 eastern here on cnn. >>> as president obama and mitt romney race to the finish -- >> i got my start as a community organizer. >> i know how the private sector works. >> a new documentary shows not only their most decisive...
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. >> reporter: jessica ghawi was a 24-year-old aspiring sports reporter. she'd moved to denver to start her career. she was the first victim publicly identified. i spoke to her brother jordan on friday. >> her dreams cut short. we're going to try to sustain those dreams and push them forward. she was an asset to our family. an asset to our community. >> reporter: john larimer is also being remembered as an asset to his community. like his dad and grandfather before him, he joined the navy. he was just 27 years old. >> john had that calming personality. that everybody seemed to gravitate to. everything he did either on the job or off the job, he was a true gentleman in every way, shape and form. >> reporter: alex sullivan was also 27. he was celebrating his birthday. sunday would have also been his first anniversary with his wife casey. everyone says he was full of joy and was loved dearly by his friends and family. 23-year-old micayla medek was known as cayla by her friends. she attended aurora community college and planned to graduate in 2015. she describ
. >> reporter: jessica ghawi was a 24-year-old aspiring sports reporter. she'd moved to denver to start her career. she was the first victim publicly identified. i spoke to her brother jordan on friday. >> her dreams cut short. we're going to try to sustain those dreams and push them forward. she was an asset to our family. an asset to our community. >> reporter: john larimer is also being remembered as an asset to his community. like his dad and grandfather before him, he...
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. >> jessica ghawi. >> we will remember. >> john larimer. >> we will remember. >> matt mcquinn. >> we will remember. >> micayla medek. >> we will remember. >> veronica moser-sullivan. >> we will remember. >> alex sullivan. >> we will remember. >> alexander teves. >> we will remember. >> and rebecca wingo. >> we will remember. >> community promising we will remember. that was colorado's governor at the memorial just days after the shooting. you can hear it in the voices of the crowd. people determined not to make this about a gunman but about a
. >> jessica ghawi. >> we will remember. >> john larimer. >> we will remember. >> matt mcquinn. >> we will remember. >> micayla medek. >> we will remember. >> veronica moser-sullivan. >> we will remember. >> alex sullivan. >> we will remember. >> alexander teves. >> we will remember. >> and rebecca wingo. >> we will remember. >> community promising we will remember. that was colorado's governor...
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. >>> one of the victims of the colorado shooting was jessica ghawi. the young woman moved to denver to follow her dream. she narrowly he skapd death last month in a toronto shopping mal. joining me now is her boyfriend, jay. let me offer you my sincere condolences. how are you bearing up? what are your feelings about what's happened here today? >> first of all, thanks a lot. i appreciate it. a lot of people have been contacting me, people i don't know, saying they feel for me and jesse's family. i can't really describe how i feel right now. it still hasn't set in fully. i can't can't believe it. i mean, i still think -- i can't believe she's not here still. and i just want to make sure that as much as the attention as possible is on jessie and the other lives lost and that as little attention is paid to the person who did this. it's just what i feel. it's all i can really think about. >> i can see how difficult this is for you. it's the end of our show. i can't think of a more powerful, eloquent way to end it. and i send you my deepest sympathies at y
. >>> one of the victims of the colorado shooting was jessica ghawi. the young woman moved to denver to follow her dream. she narrowly he skapd death last month in a toronto shopping mal. joining me now is her boyfriend, jay. let me offer you my sincere condolences. how are you bearing up? what are your feelings about what's happened here today? >> first of all, thanks a lot. i appreciate it. a lot of people have been contacting me, people i don't know, saying they feel for me...
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>> jessica yellin, thank you very much. one of the most sought-after groups here, in addition to the youth group, as jessica was just laying out, is latinos here in this country. right now in florida, specifically, there's this huge showdown over those voters. it's playing out right now at the country's largest latino convention. it's the gathering of the national association of latino elected officials, naleo is the acrony acronym. president obama will be speaking there, pledging to stop deportation efforts against young illegal immigrants who were brought to this country as young children. but mitt romney just wrapped up his speech to this group. let's play a little bit of what he said. >> i will prioritize efforts that strengthen legal immigration and make it more transparent and easier, and i'm going to address the problem of illegal immigration in a civil and resolute manner. we may not always agree, but when i make a promise to you, i will keep it. >> i do want to show you some numbers here. this is the latest gallup
>> jessica yellin, thank you very much. one of the most sought-after groups here, in addition to the youth group, as jessica was just laying out, is latinos here in this country. right now in florida, specifically, there's this huge showdown over those voters. it's playing out right now at the country's largest latino convention. it's the gathering of the national association of latino elected officials, naleo is the acrony acronym. president obama will be speaking there, pledging to stop...
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as jessica points out, the all important independent lady voters. >> as jessica was saying, there was a lot of fights going on there. a lot of testosterone on that stage to try to appeal to women. i would have to say. look, i think jessica is right on the question of appealing to women, you know, the lilly l ledbetter act, which the president could talk about, which makes it easier for women to sue for discrimination if they're not paid equally. he can talk about that. that's something he supported. that's something he got passed in the congress. it was something concrete he could point to. so, you know, i think they were right on his terrain with that and i think what you saw with mitt romney he was sort of searching for something to say in terms of pay equity and instead of pay equity, what he did is he went to the notion of hiring more women in senior positions when he was governor of massachusetts, which is laudable. but the question that women are asking is well, why didn't he sort of know of more women himself as jessica points out. >> we talked about the binders full of women t
as jessica points out, the all important independent lady voters. >> as jessica was saying, there was a lot of fights going on there. a lot of testosterone on that stage to try to appeal to women. i would have to say. look, i think jessica is right on the question of appealing to women, you know, the lilly l ledbetter act, which the president could talk about, which makes it easier for women to sue for discrimination if they're not paid equally. he can talk about that. that's something he...
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jessica, thank you. appreciate it. >> american airlines now blaming passengers for jamming the lox that cause the seats on three flights to come loose. now, a spokeswoman says the lox, like the one shown here, got stuck after passengers "gunked them up" with spilled coffee and soda. the airline promises it won't happen again. the seats just the latest in a series of troubles for american. the company has also been dealing with labor issues, flight delays, and cancellations. >>> tainted medication in 23 states now being lirnked an outbreak of meningitis. we're going to take a look at what's being done to stop it and how you can protect yourself. ton about once a month. last time i was at a gas station was about...i would say... two months ago. i very rarely put gas in my chevy volt. i go to the gas station such a small amount that i forget how to put gas in my car. [ male announcer ] and it's not just these owners giving the volt high praise. volt received the j.d. power and associates appeal award two ye
jessica, thank you. appreciate it. >> american airlines now blaming passengers for jamming the lox that cause the seats on three flights to come loose. now, a spokeswoman says the lox, like the one shown here, got stuck after passengers "gunked them up" with spilled coffee and soda. the airline promises it won't happen again. the seats just the latest in a series of troubles for american. the company has also been dealing with labor issues, flight delays, and cancellations....
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jessica yellin explains. >> it's the front page of the campaign website, team obama pushing the buffett rule not for the first time. >> tax reform should follow the buffett rule. if you make more than a million dollars a year, you should not pay less than 30% in taxes. it's a simple principle. the buffett rule says if you make more than a million dollars a year you should not pay a lower tax rate than your secretary. >> reporter: this time there is actually a vote on the bill that will happen monday. the rule would apply to any one who makes more than $1 million, right now if that money comes from investments in the stock market they could pay 15% or even less in taxes. far lower than the rate on income from a paycheck. under the new bill, they have to pay 30%. >> there's zero chance of it ever passing on the stand alone basis because of the republican opposition and i'm sure some democrats in swing states and swing districts are not going to be comfortable voting for a tax rate increase. >> reporter: why push it? >> that's what votes do, they put senators on record and we will certainl
jessica yellin explains. >> it's the front page of the campaign website, team obama pushing the buffett rule not for the first time. >> tax reform should follow the buffett rule. if you make more than a million dollars a year, you should not pay less than 30% in taxes. it's a simple principle. the buffett rule says if you make more than a million dollars a year you should not pay a lower tax rate than your secretary. >> reporter: this time there is actually a vote on the bill...
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these are really cute pictures from jessica simpson showing off her daughter. she tweeted these shots out taken at her fiance's 33rd birthday party. jessica wrote with the tweet of the pictures, last year daddy's party maxwell was in my belly. this year, she's in my arms. so it is great to see this little girl doing so well. carole simpson has been writing about the experience on i-village. she says maxwell is sleeping through the night which makes her a very lucky mom with a 4-month-old. nice going. >> nice going. yeah, maxwell. thank you, a.j. join a.j. hammer on "showbiz tonight," 11:00 person on hln. jack, you're a little boring. boring. boring. [ jack ] after lauren broke up with me, i went to the citi private pass page and decided to be...not boring. that's how i met marilyn... giada... really good. yes! [ jack ] ...and alicia. ♪ this girl is on fire [ male announcer ] use any citi card to get the benefits of private pass. more concerts, more events, more experiences. [ jack ] hey, who's boring now? [ male announcer ] get more access with the citi card.
these are really cute pictures from jessica simpson showing off her daughter. she tweeted these shots out taken at her fiance's 33rd birthday party. jessica wrote with the tweet of the pictures, last year daddy's party maxwell was in my belly. this year, she's in my arms. so it is great to see this little girl doing so well. carole simpson has been writing about the experience on i-village. she says maxwell is sleeping through the night which makes her a very lucky mom with a 4-month-old. nice...
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jessica yellin for us in denver. jessica, we'll look for you later. thank you so much. >>> cnn's live coverage of tonight's debate begins at 7:00 eastern. >>> call it the debate before the debate. we're about to show you what each candidate will probably say tonight in his own words. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> the woman who battled mitt romney ten years ago joins me live on how their debate gave romney a major boost. >>> plus -- >> middle class has been buried the last four years. >> as mitt romney prepares his talking points, republicans pounce on joe biden's comments. economist ben stein joins me live. >>> and -- >> so you might think the best seat in the house is on the floor. but i would argue it is on this reiser right here. >> the images you won't see on tv tonight. greetings from the windy city of chicago. people here sure are friendly but some have had a hard time understanding my accent. so to make sure people get every word of the geico savings message i've been practicing how to talk like a true chicagoan. switching to geico c
jessica yellin for us in denver. jessica, we'll look for you later. thank you so much. >>> cnn's live coverage of tonight's debate begins at 7:00 eastern. >>> call it the debate before the debate. we're about to show you what each candidate will probably say tonight in his own words. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> the woman who battled mitt romney ten years ago joins me live on how their debate gave romney a major boost. >>> plus -- >> middle...
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. >>> the first known victim of the aurora, colorado, mass theater shooting, jessica ghawi was an aspiring broadcaster who moved from texas to aurora in the last year to chase her dream. last month she survived a mall shooting in toronto while visiting her boyfriend. accord t according to witnesses she died from a gunshot wound to the head. >> and during the unthinkable horror inside of that colorado movie theater, we are learning that there were also moments of great heroism, and one of the heroes is jonathan blunk who joins us from their home in reno, nevada, is his wife jennifer blunk. how are you holding up? >> i'm trying to hold up. i'm trying to be okay. >> yes, and we understand that. listen, we didn't get a chance to meet your husband jonathan and how would you like the world to remember him? >> johnny was the type who always wanted to be the hero, help anybody in any way he can, and always wanted to make people smile and laugh. he was always very optimistic and outgoing. spontaneous and always trying to do anything crazy and dangerous. so when we heard that it was him trying to sa
. >>> the first known victim of the aurora, colorado, mass theater shooting, jessica ghawi was an aspiring broadcaster who moved from texas to aurora in the last year to chase her dream. last month she survived a mall shooting in toronto while visiting her boyfriend. accord t according to witnesses she died from a gunshot wound to the head. >> and during the unthinkable horror inside of that colorado movie theater, we are learning that there were also moments of great heroism,...
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jessica simple son says she's carrying a girl. >> that's what i look like without spanx on. >> jessica simpson is due in a few weeks. >> i think that's a pretty picture. i like when the women do that. i never felt cute. >> the belly. >> for god's sake, it's his baby. sure. you don't think that's artistic. >> do we have a name for the father? >> former tight end for the 49ers. >> i think that that's a nice picture. she looks good. i never felt sexy when i was pregnant. >> you weren't cgied like that picture. >> they promised me they would photo shop it. she looks good. congratulations to the happy couple. moving on. >>> let's talk about this -- >> sad for advertising. >> the andrew breitbart story. weeks before his sudden death the conservative blogger, andrew breitbart, was talking at cpac. he said he had a bombshell videotape that he claimed would damage the president. >> then he died. >> yeah. i've got videos. this election we're going to vet him from his college days to show you why -- to show you why racial division and class warfare are central to what hope and change was sold in
jessica simple son says she's carrying a girl. >> that's what i look like without spanx on. >> jessica simpson is due in a few weeks. >> i think that's a pretty picture. i like when the women do that. i never felt cute. >> the belly. >> for god's sake, it's his baby. sure. you don't think that's artistic. >> do we have a name for the father? >> former tight end for the 49ers. >> i think that that's a nice picture. she looks good. i never felt sexy...
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thanks jessica yellin. we heard the president's angry response to susan rice's critic, now let's hear from some of the republicans hammering away on susan rice for early comments about the benghazi attack. >>> i'm concerned about the fact that she went on sunday shows and said this was the product of a spontaneous uprising. >> we will do whatever necessary to block the nomination that's within our power as far as susan rice is concerned. >> how could we, where we are right now, be able to place our trust in her. >> i don't trust her, and the reason i don't trust her is because i think she knew better, and if she did she should not britney brittany the voice of america. >> we're being joined by senator kelly ayotte. thank you for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. >> why go after susan rice instead of the secretary of state or the president of the united states. >> we're not going after one person, we just want questions answered. what i said, wolf, is that if she is nominated to serve as secretary of state, whi
thanks jessica yellin. we heard the president's angry response to susan rice's critic, now let's hear from some of the republicans hammering away on susan rice for early comments about the benghazi attack. >>> i'm concerned about the fact that she went on sunday shows and said this was the product of a spontaneous uprising. >> we will do whatever necessary to block the nomination that's within our power as far as susan rice is concerned. >> how could we, where we are right...
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jessica, thanks. also in new york city mitt romney speaking at the clinton global initiative just ahead of the president. romney focused on foreign policy as well vowing he would link u.s. foreign aid to trade with help going to developing countries that remove barriers to investment and trade. he also discussed unrest in the middle east and said he would have a different approach than president obama. >> a lot of americans including myself are developed -- excuse me, are troubled by developments in the middle east. syria has witnessed the killing of tens of thousands of people. the president of egypt is a member of the muslim brotherhood. our em bass dor to libya was assassinated in a terrorist attack. iran is moving towards nuclear weapons capability. we somehow feel that we're at the mercy of events rather than shaping events. a year from now i hope to return this meeting as president having made substantial progress towards the forms i've outlined. i also hope to remind the world of the goodness a
jessica, thanks. also in new york city mitt romney speaking at the clinton global initiative just ahead of the president. romney focused on foreign policy as well vowing he would link u.s. foreign aid to trade with help going to developing countries that remove barriers to investment and trade. he also discussed unrest in the middle east and said he would have a different approach than president obama. >> a lot of americans including myself are developed -- excuse me, are troubled by...
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jessica yellin is at that event as well, and jessica, we've heard a lot of spin. we've heard it late last night. we've heard it early into the morning. is there a point where the surrogates, the supporters who you are talking to acknowledged that the president needs to do better, he needs to move on, he needs to make up for what happened last night? >> no one is officially with the campaign will say that, suzanne. i am talking to democrats who definitely are agreeing with that, and i'm sure you are. they're arg urg that mitt romney was not really truthful, and i think we'll see in the coming days and weeks that the campaign will take on some of the claims that went unanswered last night by the president, but it doesn't resolve the question why didn't the president answer that himself in the debate. i think that goes to maybe questions about his debate preparation, their strategy, and there might be changes ahead. i wouldn't be surprised if there would be, suzanne, and we might see a different man come on the stage when the president faces mitt romney again two wee
jessica yellin is at that event as well, and jessica, we've heard a lot of spin. we've heard it late last night. we've heard it early into the morning. is there a point where the surrogates, the supporters who you are talking to acknowledged that the president needs to do better, he needs to move on, he needs to make up for what happened last night? >> no one is officially with the campaign will say that, suzanne. i am talking to democrats who definitely are agreeing with that, and i'm...
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jessica, thanks very much. the republican presidential candidate, mitt romney, also put his campaign on hold after speaking out. we're going to go to cnn's jim acosta in new hampshire to see what mitt romney is up to on this day as well. [ male announcer ] count the number of buttons in your car. now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. ♪ the all-new cadillac xts has arrived. and it's bringing the future forward. you see us, at the start of the day. on the company phone list that's a few names longer. you see us bank on busier highways. on once empty fields. everyday you see all the ways all of us at us bank are helping grow our economy. lending more so companies and communities can expand, grow stronger and get back to work. everyday you see all of us serving you, around the country, around the corner. us bank. last season was the gulf's best tourism season in years. in
jessica, thanks very much. the republican presidential candidate, mitt romney, also put his campaign on hold after speaking out. we're going to go to cnn's jim acosta in new hampshire to see what mitt romney is up to on this day as well. [ male announcer ] count the number of buttons in your car. now count the number of buttons on your tablet. isn't it time the automobile advanced? introducing cue in the all-new cadillac xts. the simplicity of a tablet has come to your car. ♪ the all-new...
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jessica ghawi, an aspiring sports report, who just weeks ago narrowly avoided another mass shooting in toronto. also, two u.s. service members died. john thomas larimer, who had been serving his first post in the u.s. navy. and air force staff sergeant jesse childress, a reservist on active duty. and moments ago, we also learned about 24-year-old alex teves who just completed graduate school in june. our hearts go out to all of their families, indeed, to all of the victims' family and friends. along with the heartbreak over those who died, there are also extraordinary stories of survival emerging from this disaster. heroes who risked their lives to save others. >> josh helped me protect my wife and he got shot. >> josh nolan is one of those heroes, and cnn's kyung lah is joining us now from aurora with more on him. >> reporter: we spoke to him in his hospital room where he's still recovering from a bullet that wednesday through his arm and ended up breaking his leg. it's really quite extraordinary, the story he has to tell. 31-year-old josh nolan, a navy veteran and someone who's been
jessica ghawi, an aspiring sports report, who just weeks ago narrowly avoided another mass shooting in toronto. also, two u.s. service members died. john thomas larimer, who had been serving his first post in the u.s. navy. and air force staff sergeant jesse childress, a reservist on active duty. and moments ago, we also learned about 24-year-old alex teves who just completed graduate school in june. our hearts go out to all of their families, indeed, to all of the victims' family and friends....
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i'm here with jessica yellin. and jessica, with ann romney last night who delivered this speech with incredible grace and poise, there were moments where there was no subtlety at all. it was very clear who her audience was. let's listen. >> we're the mothers. we're the wives. we're the grandmothers. we're the big sisters. we're the little sisters and we are the daughters. you know it's true, don't you? i love you women! >> there it is. no subtlety there. >> no suggebtlety. the president has a distinct advantage among women voters. latest polling shows by 30 points he's seen as being more in touch with women than mitt romney is among likely voters. that is a huge gap. women were the voters who helped put the president over the top in 2008 and as you know, romney's trying to win their votes. and so this is his weapon to help try to move women. and the category they're really going for are married women. that's where they think they can make some gains. >> she talked a lot about their marriage, saying it's not a stor
i'm here with jessica yellin. and jessica, with ann romney last night who delivered this speech with incredible grace and poise, there were moments where there was no subtlety at all. it was very clear who her audience was. let's listen. >> we're the mothers. we're the wives. we're the grandmothers. we're the big sisters. we're the little sisters and we are the daughters. you know it's true, don't you? i love you women! >> there it is. no subtlety there. >> no suggebtlety. the...
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impossible for them to assign responsibility for the misinformation in pat's death and similarly with the jessica lynch episode. i interviewed her as well on this show. eight years later, do you feel any closer to knowing exactly what happened or not? >> you know, it's been actually quite a while since i've seen a lot of that and really sort of relived it, and there definitely came a point in time where i decided to move forward and to leave some of that behind. >> you got remarried. >> mm-hmm. >> to a guy who had three older children, and you've just had a little boy, mack, who is 5 months old. how hard was it to make that move? >> it was a long journey, and i think that i was able by sort of letting go of that, be able to create room in my life so that i was ready for someone to come in and to be able to be open and loving and to get to this place where i am today which is really a good one. >> you've set up this pat tillman foundation. tell me about that. >> the foundation that we've started supports veterans and their spouses through educational scholarships. it's been an amazing opportunity
impossible for them to assign responsibility for the misinformation in pat's death and similarly with the jessica lynch episode. i interviewed her as well on this show. eight years later, do you feel any closer to knowing exactly what happened or not? >> you know, it's been actually quite a while since i've seen a lot of that and really sort of relived it, and there definitely came a point in time where i decided to move forward and to leave some of that behind. >> you got...
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our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is with us from d.c. jessica, is the obama administration saying anything about the graham and schumer plan as it starts to formulate here? >> hey, ted. they haven't commented on the plan so far this week, but graham and schumer are re-engaging on a proposal that those two senators first outlined in march of 2010, and the white house supported that r proposal then. that proposal has four specific components, not just tightening the bord, but the key component is a biometrics social security card so only those here legally can be hired. that is sort of can considered the key linchpin that could get a lot of republicans on board. also a path to legalization, a process for admitting temporary workers. it sort of is considered a framework for a comprehensive plan that the white house said they very much would like to get done for the president in the second term. >> what about the timing? why now? why is this being brought up after the election? there is exit polling that showed that majority of americans wan
our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is with us from d.c. jessica, is the obama administration saying anything about the graham and schumer plan as it starts to formulate here? >> hey, ted. they haven't commented on the plan so far this week, but graham and schumer are re-engaging on a proposal that those two senators first outlined in march of 2010, and the white house supported that r proposal then. that proposal has four specific components, not just tightening the bord,...
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he told cnn's jessica yellin. >> it has to be a situation in which we can't capture the individual before they move forward on some sort of operational plot against the united states. >> i don't think that whether obama or romney wins, we will see this technology go away or see any greater minimized use of it because of their own approach. i think that we have seen that president obama is definitely willing to utilize the signature part of the counterterrorism agenda and it would be hard for romney to roll it back even if he wanted to. >> whether it is romney or obama in the oval office, the bigger problem with drones may be the international pushback from governments and human rights groups increasingly voicing the opposition. barbara starr, cnn, pentagon. >> barbara, thank you for that. for in depth coverage of the e lek shun all you need to do is to go to cnn.com. won't clog your pores so it lets your skin breathe. it lets you be you! flawlessly. clean makeup. from easy breezy beautiful. covergirl. in that time there've been some good days. and some difficult ones. but, through it all,
he told cnn's jessica yellin. >> it has to be a situation in which we can't capture the individual before they move forward on some sort of operational plot against the united states. >> i don't think that whether obama or romney wins, we will see this technology go away or see any greater minimized use of it because of their own approach. i think that we have seen that president obama is definitely willing to utilize the signature part of the counterterrorism agenda and it would be...
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jessica ghawi one last person to tell you about has become sort of the quintessential face of this shooting. she was an aspiring sports broadcaster who had moved from texas to denver. she took a fatal bullet to the head and died. don? >> nick, i was trying to jump in because when you said it took micayla medek's family 19 hours, i met her sister amanda at the hospital yesterday when i first got there. she was hysterical and couldn't find her sister. she told me her sister was in the theater with her friends and got shot and her phone was still in the theater and they were trying to get her, revive her and that was the last that anyone had seen her. it took them almost 24 hours to find her. they were going from hospital to hospital and calling agency to agency. but when you have, you know, 70 people injured of course it's going to be hysteria and some things are just going to take a while. nick valencia, thank you very much. >> thank you, don. >> appreciate your reporting right now. he was a doctoral student in the neuro science program. top honors in college. what would make someone like th
jessica ghawi one last person to tell you about has become sort of the quintessential face of this shooting. she was an aspiring sports broadcaster who had moved from texas to denver. she took a fatal bullet to the head and died. don? >> nick, i was trying to jump in because when you said it took micayla medek's family 19 hours, i met her sister amanda at the hospital yesterday when i first got there. she was hysterical and couldn't find her sister. she told me her sister was in the...
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jessica yellin is at the white house. jessica, actually are you in the white house? >> no. >> somewhere in new york perhaps? you're in new york. >> yes, new york. >> which is it? increase or cut? >> well, it depends i guess who you ask but this is what the president's proposing is an extension of the current bush tax cuts for everybody who makes below $250,000 for regular -- for folks who are family and it would be in the president's words essentially a continuation of the fairness policy that he's trying to campaign for on the campaign trail for the last few weeks and the central framing of this campaign for the next four months. here is what the president had to say earlier, brooke. >> it is a stalemate in this town in washington between two very different views about which direction we should go in as a country. nowhere is that stalemate more pronounced than on the issue of taxes. many members of the other party believe that prosperity comes from the top down so that if we spend trillions more on tax cuts for the wealthiest americans that that will somehow unleash
jessica yellin is at the white house. jessica, actually are you in the white house? >> no. >> somewhere in new york perhaps? you're in new york. >> yes, new york. >> which is it? increase or cut? >> well, it depends i guess who you ask but this is what the president's proposing is an extension of the current bush tax cuts for everybody who makes below $250,000 for regular -- for folks who are family and it would be in the president's words essentially a...
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he told cnn's jessica yellin. >> it has to be a situation in which we can't capture the individual before they move forward on some sort of operational plot against the united states. >> i don't think whether obama or romney wins we're going to see this technology go away or see any greater minimized use of it because of their own approach. i think we've seen president obama's most definitely willing to utilize these. have been a signature part of his counterterrorism agenda and it would be very hard for romney to roll that back even if he wanted to. >> whether it's romney or obama in the oval office, the bigger problem with drones may be the international pushback from governments and human rights groups increasingly voicing their opposition. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >>> barbara, thank you. some good news for the economy, home resales were up in the month of august. alison kosik joins me next with a look at what this means for the real estate market nationwide and also your own home. ahhhh drill sound chirping electric shaver shaking remote tapping sound shaking drill chirping t
he told cnn's jessica yellin. >> it has to be a situation in which we can't capture the individual before they move forward on some sort of operational plot against the united states. >> i don't think whether obama or romney wins we're going to see this technology go away or see any greater minimized use of it because of their own approach. i think we've seen president obama's most definitely willing to utilize these. have been a signature part of his counterterrorism agenda and it...
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jessica yellin to you in washington. and, first things first, you think here michigan, you think the birth place of unions and you think about all these people who are very frustrated with this, everything i read, it seems to be pretty much a done deal, this right to work legislation, that the governor has indicated he would sign. these are the folks who helped elect the president not too long ago. should the president step in and go to bat for them? >> well, you know, the unions have been enormously supportive of the president as you point out. not only during this campaign, not only as foot stole jer sold helping get out the vote, but also financially with their dollars. the white house already expressed its support for the unions opposing right to work legislation. one of a white house official put out a statement today, matt lairic, saying in part, let me find the statement, president obama has long opposed so-called right to work laws and he continues to oppose them now. the president believes our economy is stronge
jessica yellin to you in washington. and, first things first, you think here michigan, you think the birth place of unions and you think about all these people who are very frustrated with this, everything i read, it seems to be pretty much a done deal, this right to work legislation, that the governor has indicated he would sign. these are the folks who helped elect the president not too long ago. should the president step in and go to bat for them? >> well, you know, the unions have...
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thanks so much, jessica yellin. we're expecting president obama to deliver another speech in virginia this hour. you're looking at live pictures right there. we're going to show you some of the highlights and maybe carry some of it live as well. the president of the united states getting ready to speak to another group in virginia. our political director, mark preston, is joining us now here in "the situation room." mark, as you know, our own jim acosta getting ready to do an important interview, sensitive subjects with mitt romney. what does romney need to do on this day to get some of these other controversial issues behind him so he can move on and talk about the economy? >> two things. he needs to change the subject clearly. there's been a lot of questions about whether -- what time did he leave bain capital, but he really needs to focus on not only getting past that, but to focus on the economy. that's where he really shines his best. he needs to talk about how, wolf, he can be a job-creator. how him as a busin
thanks so much, jessica yellin. we're expecting president obama to deliver another speech in virginia this hour. you're looking at live pictures right there. we're going to show you some of the highlights and maybe carry some of it live as well. the president of the united states getting ready to speak to another group in virginia. our political director, mark preston, is joining us now here in "the situation room." mark, as you know, our own jim acosta getting ready to do an...
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>> jessica yellin, thanks very much for that report. kate baldwin is here with more on what the president and other world leaders up to in new york at the u.n. general assembly. >> very busy and for more on that talking about the secretary of state hillary clinton. hillary clinton's diplomatic skills if you will are being put to the test standing in for the president at the u.n. today and sets the stage for the big speech tomorrow. for more on this one, want to bring in foreign affairs correspondent jill dougherty following secretary of state, hillary clinton. jill, she is keeping quite a schedule. >> reporter: she is. it is one peting after another and not over yet. she has another one at 8:30 tonight with the leader of egypt but it's really been intense and it's not that easy. a day of diplomatic damage control for a secretary of state hillary clinton. >> the people of the arab world did not set out to trade the tyranny of a dictator for the tyranny of a mob. there is no dignity in that. >> reporter: in new york, for the u.n. general
>> jessica yellin, thanks very much for that report. kate baldwin is here with more on what the president and other world leaders up to in new york at the u.n. general assembly. >> very busy and for more on that talking about the secretary of state hillary clinton. hillary clinton's diplomatic skills if you will are being put to the test standing in for the president at the u.n. today and sets the stage for the big speech tomorrow. for more on this one, want to bring in foreign...
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jessica, it's interesting because people were writing me on social media saying wait a minute, i thought it happened already. so this is the official kickoff of the campaign. and it's our first look at the president's appeal for a second term, right? >> reporter: right. this is the real launch of the campaign, according to the campaign. meaning this was a political rally, and the president made his case for re-election here today, don. in a nutshell, his argument is that even though the economy -- the recovery is sluggish, even though there's a sense of anxiety out there, it could have been worse and he's made it better thanks to his policies. and then their motto forward is a contest to what he argues the republican agenda would be, which would be to take the nation back ward in their view, to trickle down policies that help the wealthy that. is the case the president will try to make in the coming months. here's a little bit of what he had to say today. >> my opponent said it was tragic to end the war in iraq. he said he won't set a timeline for ending the war in afghanistan. i have. a
jessica, it's interesting because people were writing me on social media saying wait a minute, i thought it happened already. so this is the official kickoff of the campaign. and it's our first look at the president's appeal for a second term, right? >> reporter: right. this is the real launch of the campaign, according to the campaign. meaning this was a political rally, and the president made his case for re-election here today, don. in a nutshell, his argument is that even though the...
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let's bring in our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin. she's getting reaction from the white house, from the campaign. the president's pretty happy about these numbers, isn't he? >> yes, wolf. but for the white house and the president, it's a balancing act. for the president, he's trying not to suggest that we're out of the woods yet, but he is using the numbers to support the case he's been making on the trail that his policies have been good for the economy. and in the words of his campaign slogan, are helping move the nation forward. >> after losing about 800,000 jobs a month when i took office, our businesses have now added 5.2 million new jobs over the past two and a half years. this morning we found out that the unemployment rate has >> campaigning in virginia coal country, mitt romney tried to dig through the latest jobs numbers to make the case president obama has not hit pay dirt just yet. >> there are fewer new jobs created this month than last month. and the unemployment rate as you noted this year has come down very, very slow
let's bring in our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin. she's getting reaction from the white house, from the campaign. the president's pretty happy about these numbers, isn't he? >> yes, wolf. but for the white house and the president, it's a balancing act. for the president, he's trying not to suggest that we're out of the woods yet, but he is using the numbers to support the case he's been making on the trail that his policies have been good for the economy. and in the words...
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jessica, it's a familiar refrain, but what is all the new buzz all about? >> hi, wolf. it is a narrative that has followed the president for years. that really what he wants to do is use the government to take from the rich and give to the poor. well, now that the romney campaign is facing a controversy of its own, it is seized on an old audiotape to argue that that's exactly what the president still wants to do, wolf. the gop is out with a new attack on the president playing up old audio and a familiar story line. >> i actually believe in redistribution. >> if you got a business, you didn't build that. >> reporter: the tape is from 1998. then-illinois state senator barack obama urging renewed faith in government's ability to help people out of poverty. >> what we're going to have to do is somehow resuscitate the notion that government action can be effective at all. >> reporter: the line getting all the attention. >> i actually believe in redistribution, at least at a certain level to make sure that everybody's got a shot. >> reporter: the tape posted on the right lean
jessica, it's a familiar refrain, but what is all the new buzz all about? >> hi, wolf. it is a narrative that has followed the president for years. that really what he wants to do is use the government to take from the rich and give to the poor. well, now that the romney campaign is facing a controversy of its own, it is seized on an old audiotape to argue that that's exactly what the president still wants to do, wolf. the gop is out with a new attack on the president playing up old audio...
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it's a sensitive, sensitive subject, as we all know, jessica. >> it is, wolf. the use of drones have increased four fold since president obama took office. now, published reports say the president personally approves of the so-called kill list, those targeted for death. i asked the president in an interview about this and more. do you personally decide who is targeted? and what are your criteria if you do for the use of lethal force? >> well, i've got to be a little careful here. they're classified issues. my first job, my most sacred duty as president and commander in chief is keep the american people safe. we bear tools to go after al qaeda and those who would attack americans. drones are one tool that we use. and our criteria for using them is very tight and very strict. it has to be a target that is authorized by our laws. it has to be a threat that is serious and not speculative. it has to be a situation in which we can't capture the individual before they move forward on some sort of operational plot against the united states. and we've got to make sure t
it's a sensitive, sensitive subject, as we all know, jessica. >> it is, wolf. the use of drones have increased four fold since president obama took office. now, published reports say the president personally approves of the so-called kill list, those targeted for death. i asked the president in an interview about this and more. do you personally decide who is targeted? and what are your criteria if you do for the use of lethal force? >> well, i've got to be a little careful here....
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chief white house koerpt jessica yellin has that part of the story. jessica, it's good to be president in an election year. >> reporter: sure, it can be, candy. look, the president he is far from london. but he is putting in a strong performance when it comes to trying to overshadow mitt romney's overseas trip. the obama campaign is getting in on the olympics competition sending the most popular member of their team to london. and spending a whopping $6.5 million during the summer games with ads like this. >> i believe that the way you grow the economy is from the middle out. >> reporter: just one way they're countering mitt romney's big european adventure. romney is taking heat for suggesting london may not be ready for the games. but the president, he's said to have. >> the utmost confidence in our close friend and ally, the united kingdom, as they finalize preparations to host the london olympics. >> reporter: take that. romney's next stop, israel. and guess what? the white house has countered there too announcing $70 million to support missile def
chief white house koerpt jessica yellin has that part of the story. jessica, it's good to be president in an election year. >> reporter: sure, it can be, candy. look, the president he is far from london. but he is putting in a strong performance when it comes to trying to overshadow mitt romney's overseas trip. the obama campaign is getting in on the olympics competition sending the most popular member of their team to london. and spending a whopping $6.5 million during the summer games...